I think 1991.
It was filmed in the Lord Jeffrey Inn in Amherst Massachusetts. It has just recently reopened after a very lengthy renovation.
Lord of the Rings was not filmed "in Tuscany with torture chambers."
All three Lord of the Rings movies were filmed in New Zealand.
The Peter Jackson trilogy The Lord of the Rings was filmed entirely in New Zealand.
The Lord of the Rings films were filmed entirely in New Zealand.
Peter Jackson.
The Lord of the Rings- Peter Jackson was the Director
New Zealand was the site of all the filming.
All of the trilogy was shot in New Zealand, or as it's known these days: the country where Lord of the Rings was filmed.
New Zealand
There are no dragons in The Lord of the Rings. The dragon in The Hobbit lived in the Lonely Mountain.
I believe the word is 'were' not 'was,' but yes, they were both filmed in New Zealand